Connector Assembly

Connector Assembly is a function of the Connectors (C) type and subtype quantity.

The cycle time for assembling a loaded or unloaded connector is determined by the number of accessories required. A cycle time is attributed to each accessory, such as:

• Contact insertion

• Wire Seal insertion

• Plug insertion

• Wedge Lock insertion

• Backshell attachment

• Strain Relief attachment

• Shrink Boot attachment

Ribbon cable connectors, coax cable connectors, and triax cable connectors do not have as many variants as above, and therefore each has its own, single standard cycle time.

Process Time =
(Unloaded or Loaded Connector Time) + (Ribbon Cable Connector Time) +
(Coax Cable Connector Time) + (Triax Cable Connector Time)

Unloaded or Loaded Connector Time =
(Stuff Contact Time) * (Number of Contacts) +
(Stuff Wire Seal Time) * (Number of Wire Seals) +
(Stuff Plug Time) * (Number of Plugs) +
(Stuff Wedgelock Time) * (Number of WedgeLocks) +
(Attach Backshell Time) * (Number of Backshells) +
(Attach Strain Relief Time) * (Number of Strain Reliefs) +
(Attach Shrink Boot Time) * (Number of Shrink Boots) +
(Solder Wire Time) * (Number of SolderedWires) +
(Potting Application Time) * (Number of PottingApplications) +
(Attach Dust Caps Time)* (Number of DustCaps)

Ribbon Cable Connector Time = Ribbon Cable Connector Time * Number of Ribbon Cable Connectors

Coax Cable Connector Time = Coax Connector Time* Number of Coax Connectors

Triax Cable Connector Time = Triax Connector Time * Number of Triax Connectors

Time values are all plant variabes -- see the table in Process Defaults and Thresholds.

Quantities are all provided from the input files or user override.